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MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN Will Receive Musical Workshop This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 8, 2024

A workshop is in the works for an adaptation of Maid Marian and Her Merry Men A New Musical* (*sort of), based on Tony Robinson’s hit BBC TV series. Learn more about the musical here!

Ore Oduba and Wendi Peters Will Lead Royal & Derngate's Panto SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
by Stephi Wild - Jun 1, 2023

TV presenter, actor and Strictly winner Ore Oduba and actress and soap star Wendi Peters will head up the cast for this year’s spectacular Christmas pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, at Northampton’s Royal & Derngate, with the hilarious Bob Golding returning as Dame.

Review: BLEAK EXPECTATIONS, Criterion Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - May 19, 2023

It's always welcome to see a little show that's done good: from a BBC Radio 4 comedy series, to Newbury's Watermill Theatre, Mark Evan's Dickensian parody now has a home in the West End. 

Ensemble Cast and Two More Guest Stars Revealed For West End Season of BLEAK EXPECTATIONS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2023

Craig Ferguson and Robert Lindsay are the latest names to join the lineup of guest stars each appearing in the West End transfer of Mark Evan's Dickens mash up Bleak Expectations.

Photos: First Look at THEY DON'T PAY? WE WON'T PAY! at Mercury Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 24, 2023

All new production photos have been released for Mercury Theatre's production of They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay! by Dario Fo and Franca Rame. Check out the photos below!

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For THEY DON'T PAY? WE WON'T PAY! at Mercury Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 8, 2023

All new rehearsal photos have been released for Mercury Theatre’s upcoming production of Deborah McAndrews’ They Don’t Pay? We Won’t Pay!, a new adaptation of Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s Sottopaga? Non si paga!.

Mercury Theatre Announces Full Cast For THEY DON'T PAY? WE WON'T PAY!
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2023

Mercury Theatre has announced the full cast for their upcoming production They Don't Pay? We Won't Pay!, Deborah McAndrews' adaptation of Dario Fo and Franca Rame's Sottopaga? Non si paga!. Mercury Theatre Creative Director Ryan McBryde directs Joseph Alessi (Jack), Olatunji Ayofe (Lewis), Laura Doddington (Anthea), Tesni Kujore (Maggie) and Marc Pickering (Constable/ Sergeant/Undertaker/Pops).

BWW Review: ZORRO THE MUSICAL, Charing Cross Theatre
by Caroline Cronin - Apr 13, 2022

Zorro the Musical has lived many lives before its latest engagement at the Charing Cross Theatre. From the West End Production of 2008-09 to this production’s first outing at the Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, which was cruelly cut short just two previews in by the pandemic. It bursts into its new home with fiery abandon.

Photos: First Look at ZORRO THE MUSICAL at Charing Cross Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Apr 12, 2022

All new photos have been released from the newly reimagined Zorro The Musical by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, featuring music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, with lyrics by Stephen Clark.

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For ZORRO THE MUSICAL at Charing Cross
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2022

Rehearsal photos have been released for the newly reimagined Zorro The Musical by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, featuring music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, with lyrics by Stephen Clark.

Full Casting Announced For Reimagined ZORRO THE MUSICAL at Charing Cross
by Stephi Wild - Mar 1, 2022

Aria Entertainment today announces full cast for newly reimagined Zorro The Musical by Stephen Clark and Helen Edmundson, featuring music by the Gipsy Kings and John Cameron, with lyrics by Stephen Clark. 

Joanne Clifton Joins JACK IN THE BEANSTALK Panto
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2021

It was revealed today that Joanne Clifton will be playing the role of Fairy Sugarsnap in Jack And The Beanstalk, which is co-produced by The Marlowe and Evolution and opens on Friday 26 November. 

Naomi Peterson Joins the Cast of Mercury Theatre's BASKERVILLE!
by Stephi Wild - Jul 22, 2021

Naomi Peterson joins the company in the role of Miss Stapleton and others, joining the previously announced Richard Ede (Sherlock Holmes), Marc Pickering (Stapleton and others), Eric Stroud (Doctor Watson), Naomi Peterson (Miss Stapleton and others), Phil Yarrow (Sir Henry and others).

Photos: Inside Rehearsal For BASKERVILLE! at the Mercury Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 15, 2021

On the murky moors of Devonshire, heirs to the Baskerville name are being killed, one by one. Some say it’s a family curse. Some say it’s a murderous hellhound. Some say it’s a load of old nonsense. A case like this can be solved by only one man…or…actually...two – so don your deerstalkers because Holmes and Watson are on the case!

Casting Announced For Mercury Theatre's BASKERVILLE!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 18, 2021

Learn more about the cast, which includes Richard Ede, Marc Pickering, Eric Stroud, Eva-Jane Willis, and Phil Yarrow.

TH SORCERER'S APPRENTICE Comes to stream.theatre
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2021

'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' was filmed live with multiple cameras at Southwark Playhouse in February 2021 after its planned season was cancelled due to lockdown restrictions.

BWW Review: THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE at Southwark Playhouse
by Eleni Cashell - Feb 26, 2021

Filmed at Southwark Playhouse and now streaming online, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice updates and elaborates a classic poem to create a family-friendly musical.

Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2021

‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’, by Richard Hough and Ben Morales Frost, directed by Charlotte Westenra (‘The Wicker Husband’, Watermill) explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.

Announcing The World Premiere Of New British Musical THE SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2020

This enchanting new British musical explores the extraordinary world of a sorcerer and his rebellious daughter, as she discovers the explosive possibilities of her newfound magical powers.

Auditions Will Be Held For MOTHER GOOSE at Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2019

THE MARLOWE Theatre, Canterbury, and Evolution Productions are looking for young female performers to take part in this year's pantomime.